Figurative Language

Figurative Language

6th - 9th Grade

39 Qs

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Figurative Language

Figurative Language

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 9th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.8.5A, L.4.5, L.9-10.5A

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Madeline Ash

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39 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is a simile?

A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.

A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.

Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.

An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is personification?

A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.

A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.

Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.

An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is onomatopoeia?

Words that imitate natural sounds.

A set expression or phrase that holds meaning in particular cultures or countries, but may mean nothing to outsiders.

A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined in order to create an effect.

A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is irony?

Words that imitate natural sounds.

A set expression or phrase that holds meaning in particular cultures or countries, but may mean nothing to outsiders.

A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined in order to create an effect.

A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of SIMILE?

The soldier was as brave as a lion.

Her voice is music to my ears.

Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.

Your suitcase weighs a ton!

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION?

The soldier was as brave as a lion.

Her voice is music to my ears.

Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.

Your suitcase weighs a ton!

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of an OXYMORON?

The bacon sizzled in the hot skillet.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Shaina ordered jumbo shrimp at the seafood restaurant.

The school dietitian eats a double bacon cheeseburger three times a week.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

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